IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown an co-host Joey Barnes break down the on- and off-track successes and failures around IndyCar's Iowa Speedway doubleheader weekend in this episode of "The Inside Line." The pair first touch on the ways in which Pato O'Ward and Alex Palou bided their time en route to race wins and how Josef Newgarden and Team Penske saw them slip through their fingertips. Nathan and Joey then dove head first into the elephant in the room: the mostly empty grandstands and ...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min
In this week's edition of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes dive into all the on and off-track drama in the wake of IndyCar's race at Mid-Ohio. They start the episode taking a look at the moves and decisions that led to the exciting end-of-the-race battle between Scott Dixon and Alex Palou, and the two discuss whether Dixon has a shot at challenging A.J. Foyt's all-time IndyCar wins record. Then, they break down the oddity that has been this seaso...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 59 min
On this week's edition of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes break down the strategy that fed into Alex Palou's sixth win of 2025. The pair then rank their top teams in the sport through the season's halfway point and debate where they'd have a winless Team Penske. Brown and Barnes also dive into the big topics of the week, including IndyCar's new car announcement, Arrow McLaren's hiring of Kyle Moyer and why the ratings fell off as much as they d...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 33 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes breakdown how Kyle Kirkwood earned his third win of the season at World Wide Technology Raceway and what proved to be his race-winning pass on runner-up Pato O’Ward. The pair also discuss Team Penske’s miserable race and where the team’s first win of the year will come — if at all. They also discuss the race’s ratings and what they mean and who they think could pick up their next career-first w...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 20 min
In this week’s episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss Andretti Global’s dominant Detroit Grand Prix weekend that led to Kyle Kirkwood’s second win of 2025. The pair also dig into the ins and outs of Santino Ferrucci’s post-race tech inspection penalty, Zak Brown’s comments about needed changes in IndyCar, the TV ratings and what they mean and look at who might still be alive for a championship push other than Alex Palou.
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 30 min
In this week’s edition of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes break down everything that was in this year’s Indy 500, from Alex Palou’s late-race win — and the pass that made it so on Marcus Ericsson — to other standout performances and disappointing ones throughout the field. The pair also dive into the post-race penalties and what they believe IndyCar would’ve done had Ericsson won with an illegally modified car, as well as the Fox broadcast and I...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 12 min
In the latest edition of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes breakdown the latest Team Penske-related drama since Indy 500 qualifying and discuss why ultimately Roger Penske made the major decision he did to fire his entire IndyCar leadership team. Later, Nathan and Joey work their way through their field and hand out their picks for Sunday’s Indy 500 and debate whether Josef Newgarden can still make history from 32nd on the grid.
May 23, 2025•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of ‘The Inside Line’, IndyStar’s motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes tackle the story of the day, the week and the month: Team Penske’s illegal attenuator modifications, and the impact they’ve had on the paddock. Nathan and Joey first lay out the facts and timeline before dishing out takes on the IndyCar’s tech inspection process, the penalties and the effects this should have on Team Penske and IndyCar moving forward. The pair also touch on the incredible st...
May 20, 2025•2 hr 8 min
In this week’s edition of ‘The Inside Line’, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and his co-host Joey Barnes dissect Alex Palou’s fourth victory in five starts in the 2025 IndyCar season on the IMS road course. The pair talk through the impact of IndyCar’s new tire rules and how they both shook up the field and how they might impact races beyond the Sonsio Grand Prix if they’re adopted. Then, Nathan and Joey shift into a breakdown of what they’re watching as Indy 500 practice gets underwa...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 12 min
In this week’s edition of ‘The Inside Line’, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and his co-host Joey Barnes dive into the major on and off-track storylines lingering after yet another Alex Palou victory in 2025, this time at Barber Motorsports Park. The pair theorize who – and if anyone – can still make a run at Palou to challenge for the 2025 drivers’ championship and what that run ultimately would have to look like. They also give their picks for a “best of the rest” Driver of the Day,...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 18 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes comb through the timing sheets from the two days of the Indy 500 Open Test and talk through their initial takeaways from how the field is shaping up for the Month of May, including: the latest edition of the Honda vs. Chevy battle, the early front-running teams and drivers, who looked rather pedestrian during testing and who they’re keeping an eye on for possible Bump Day considerations.
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyCar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss Kyle Kirkwood’s win from pole in the Long Beach Grand Prix and how Andretti Global’s execution – and lack of it from competitors – led to the first race of the year not won by Alex Palou. The pair also discuss how tire strategy and wear continue to play an elevated role in how races have played out in 2025, and later, they dive into the plusses and minuses of several deserving IndyCar-ce...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 23 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes discuss the ins and outs of IndyCar’s weekend at The Thermal Club, starting with how Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing turned in another race-winning performance and how tire deg and strategy played such a big role in IndyCar’s first points-paying race at the track. Later, the pair discuss the fallout from IndyCar’s lackluster TV rating and try to dive into why the series saw such a drop-off in audience, what could’ve been done to...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 25 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes break down how Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou emerged victorious in St. Pete. Then, they discuss the highs and lows of on-track performances outside the podium finishers. The two then end the episode breaking down Fox’s first IndyCar broadcast weekend, including both technology enhancements and glitches and what to make of the race’s TV rating.
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 21 min
In this episode of The Inside Line, Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes roll through each of the 11 full-time IndyCar teams on the grid in 2025 and ask their biggest questions facing them this season.
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes draft their biggest news stories of the IndyCar offseason and discuss both their short and long-term impacts on the series. Topics include the new race in Arlington; Fox’s fast start promoting IndyCar; leadership changes at Arrow McLaren, Andretti Global and IndyCar; charters; and more.
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 41 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and his co-host Stefan Wilson dive into IndyCar’s trip to Toronto – highlighted by Colton Herta and Andretti Global’s triumphant, dominant win. To kick things off, Nathan and Stefan dive into how Herta and Andretti at-large finally capitalized on their latest strong performance and how important Kyle Kirkwood’s runner-up result was to ensuring the victory. The pair also break down the controversy around race control’s handling of ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 19 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson discuss the storylines from Road America. From dissecting Josef Newgarden’s massive qualifying crash and Will Power’s race-winning sequence that helped him take over the championship lead to the latest in Agustin Canapino’s ‘leave of absence’ and what might be next for Juncos Hollinger Racing, the No. 78 entry and why Nolan Siegel might take over.
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson discuss and break down the two major topics coming out of the Detroit Grand Prix: How to fix on the on-track product and whether there could be any changes to the circuit or the race venue in the near-future. In closing, they take a look at the championship race through six races and discuss who – if anyone – could have something to challenge Scott Dixon, Alex Palou or Will Power at the ...
Jun 05, 2024•58 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and his co-host Stefan Wilson break down the riveting, edge-of-your-seat end to Josef Newgarden’s back-to-back Indianapolis 500 win. The pair discuss – and wonder – just how Newgarden was able to execute the last-lap pass to seal the win, breakdown Kyle Larson’s up-and-down introduction to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and wrap-up the Month of May looking at some of the key, smaller-scale moments of the race.
May 28, 2024•1 hr 19 min
IndyStar’s motorsports insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson go row-by-row through the 11 rows of three to breakdown the weekend that was in Indy 500 qualifying and look ahead to how the 108th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing might shake out May 26 at IMS – including their predictions for the winner.
May 21, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Motor sports insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson recap Alex Palou's win at the Sonsio Grand Prix. Plus, a preview of the first week of Indianapolis 500 practice.
May 14, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown is joined by his sports editor Nat Newell to dive into a chaotic week in the sport that included massive penalties for Team Penske in the wake of a cheating scandal, an energy-packed race at Barber Motorsports Park and Arrow McLaren’s release of David Malukas. Nathan and Nat first dive into the results at Barber and how strategy calls and one pivotal yellow flag set the course for Scott McLaughlin’s win. Nathan gives a snapshot of...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson dive into the aftermath of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, where Scott Dixon put together a dominant fuel-saving effort to move within 10 wins of AJ Foyt’s all-time mark. The two discuss the strategy call that helped decide the race, debate why Colton Herta’s move on Josef Newgarden was or wasn’t deserving of a penalty and give praise to Theo Pourchaire and his solid IndyCar debut that left the young French...
Apr 23, 2024•54 min
In this episode of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and guest co-host Stefan Wilson dissect every part of IndyCar’s $1 Million Challenge weekend at The Thermal Club, starting with the standout on-track performances from Alex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and Colton Herta. The pair then dive into the much-maligned race format for the non-points event, why it led to a lack of memorable moments and give a long list of ideas that could improve the event moving forward. Nathan also discusses what it...
Mar 26, 2024•54 min
In this episode of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and guest host Stefan Wilson run through the field of standout performances from the St. Pete season-opener – including strong outings from Team Penske, Chevy, Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyffin Simpson – and discuss the off-track drama stemming from tension between team owners and the series. Stefan gives his feedback on watching the race as a fan from home and NBC’s production highs and lows and imag...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Insider Nathan Brown previews this weekend's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson.
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr
Join motor sports insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Jack Harvey as they preview the Grand Prix of Alabama.
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Join insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Jack Harvey as they discuss the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Also, Nathan sits down with St. Pete winner Scott McLaughlin.
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Join insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Jack Harvey as they preview the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min
